Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock have asked a judge to drop a charge against him, saying it's too broad. Schock's attorneys say a charge alleging theft of government funds contains too many allegations, makes it too difficult to prepare for trial, and is therefore improper. They say prosecutors have bundled five years' worth of alleged thefts into a single count.

Today federal prosecutors announced an indictment against a former top aide to Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown. The indictment alleges 55-year-old Beena Patel lied to a federal grand jury in 2015 and 2016.

Former Chicago Alderman Edward Vrdolyak has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the state of Illinois' $9 billion tobacco settlement. An indictment says Vrdolyak was offered tens of millions of dollars in legal fees even though he did no legal work on the landmark civil case. He's charged with breaking federal tax laws.

Aaron Schock is accused of allegedly using government and campaign money to subsidize a lavish lifestyle, as well as pocketing thousands of constituents' dollars. The indictment unveiled this month says the 35-year old former Illinois Republican congressman hosted annual Washington tours and meet-and-greets, charged a special fee and secretly kept some of the cash.

CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Dennis Hastert will be in court to determine how the hush-money case against the former U.S. House speaker will proceed. Thursday's status hearing is before U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin in Chicago. Hastert is charged with violating banking rules and lying to the FBI about promising to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher.

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will be arraigned this week following an indictment that alleges he agreed to pay $3.5 million in hush money to someone from the town where he was once a teacher and coach.